FILM FESTIVALS
2013 No Film Film Festival
Deadline: May 29, 2013
From the NFFF website: "The No Film-Film Festival is back and is better then ever! This year the prizes are bigger, the competition will be fiercer and the 80’s are making a come back! The No Film-Film Festival 2 : 80’s remake will give filmmakers one week to re-imagine a classic American 80’s film into a seven to fifteen minute movie masterpiece. The games begin on Friday May 31 2013 at 7:00pm. Filmmakers have two options you can join the action in person at NFFF headquarters located in Bellows Falls, Vermont or you can be part the fun by joining us online. Each film will be judged by an esteemed professional and the attending audience. The winning film’s team will receive the new Black Magic Cinema Camera! Can you say wicked awesome?! Registration deadline for this killer Competition is May 29th 2013. It’s your choice...Don’t miss out on this years No Film-Film Festival!" [More...]
2013 ABCC Our World Film Festival
Accepting Submissions!
Deadline: Friday, April 9
The Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council presents 3rd Annual Our World Film Series: A Short Night Friday, April 26, 2013.
Call For Entries Deadline for submissions: Entries must be received by Tuesday, April 9, 2013 The Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council (ABCC) Our World Film Series: A Short Night will feature new work from students and faculty of Massachusetts college and university film programs. Filmmakers will be invited to attend the screening and participate in a question-and-answer session. Selected films will also be placed in the permanent collection of Boxborough’s Sargent Memorial Library. The venue of the screening is Acton Town Hall. Please note that there is NO ENTRY FEE.
The goal of the program is to provide a venue for the screening short films by Massachusetts filmmakers, and to bring filmmakers together with our audience for an evening of discussion and discovery.
2013 Five College Student Film & Video Festival
Submissions deadline: FEBRUARY 14, 2013 at 3:00pm
This year, for the first time, the festival will accept submissions online.
Festival will be: FEBRUARY 22, 7:00pm, Gamble Hall, Mt. Holyoke College.
Entry categories include documentary, experimental, narrative, animation, dance on camera and a separate graduate category. Cash prizes will be awarded for winning films!
See the FCFF trailer!
Eligibility requirements and submission information.
Find more information and updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Questions? Contact Student Festival Director, Erica Moulton: 5collegefilmfestival2013@gmail.com.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2012
The Aesthetica Short Film Festival is a celebration of independent film from across the world, and an outlet for supporting and championing short filmmaking.
As a dynamic player in the UK film festival circuit, this year’s festival will take place in the historic city of York from 8 - 11 November 2012. The screenings will cover a wide variety of genres and filmic styles, including: drama, documentary, animation, comedy, music video, thriller, experimental and artists’ film. Showcasing films across 15 distinct and historic locations from medieval halls to ancient city walls, the festival invites visitors to create their own viewing experience.
In addition to four days of screenings, there will also be a series of master classes, workshops, and networking with leading industry figures, as well as special events and opportunities to meet the filmmakers.
ASFF 2012 is now open for entries. Deadline: May 31, 2012.[More...]
UVC-TV Film Contest 2012
Deadline: March 30 at 5:00pm
Submissions: UVC-TV 19, 216 Student Union, Amherst, MA
UVC-TV 19 is looking for submissions for the 7th annual UMass Amherst Film Festival!
Categories include: Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, and Animation.
Want to submit a film, but don't have equipment of your own? UVC has all the equipment you need to create your film and it's available to all members! Membership is open to all UMass undergrads and costs $10 for the year.
All accepted films will be screened at the UMass Amherst Film Festival which will take place on April 17th. Prizes will be awarded for each category in addition to best overall film, as determined by a panel of faculty judges. This year, there will also be a student choice award granted to the film that receives the most votes from UMass students.
All current UMass Amherst Undergraduate students are eligible to submit to the festival. Students may submit one film per category. Films can be up to 25 minutes in length and should be submitted as a DVD. Stop by the station, located in 216 student union (by the Hatch), to learn more and pick up a submission form!
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